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. >> who is making the decisions in damascus right now? who is directing the syrian government policy facing this uprising >> translator: the regime in syria is a totaltar yn regime and a dictatorship. there is only one person who gives the orders, one person who is the president. the rest of the regime personnel are people who only obey. >> does the syrian president and supporters believe they will win? >> they are trapped. they committed crimes and entered into a world of blood and are aware they are going to pay for it. >> he is the second high profile sunni official to break within a week. says the syrian government is staging al qaeda style attacks in syria. retired army general mark joins me from new york. you had several meetings with the brother-in-law of president assad. does this news between the connection of the regime and al qaeda afirm any of your previous believes? >> that was the presumption we have been working under. they were providing safe haven to al qaeda elements transferring through damascus and killing iraqi civili
. >> who is making the decisions in damascus right now? who is directing the syrian government policy facing this uprising >> translator: the regime in syria is a totaltar yn regime and a dictatorship. there is only one person who gives the orders, one person who is the president. the rest of the regime personnel are people who only obey. >> does the syrian president and supporters believe they will win? >> they are trapped. they committed crimes and entered into a world...
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the violence is reaching damascus for the first time in ways never seen before. it's being called the most intense day of fighting on sunday. in the heart of the capital, clashes between opposition rebels and government forces in some of the neighborhoods that up until now have not seen that kind of violence that has ravaged the rest of the country. activists yesterday reported dozens of people killed in protest and clashes with government forces all across the country. the peace plan is all effectively but dead and that is ahead of a deadline on july 20th when the united nations is going to decide whether or not to resume that peace plan. for the time being, inside syria, the syrian military saying the incident that took place in termesa was not a massacre. the united nations did manage to enter the village. they're saying it doesn't look like a massacre, but in fact a lopsided attack by the syrian military against rebel forces. luke? >> thank you so much for joining us. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is in israel this morning. the last stop on her 13-da
the violence is reaching damascus for the first time in ways never seen before. it's being called the most intense day of fighting on sunday. in the heart of the capital, clashes between opposition rebels and government forces in some of the neighborhoods that up until now have not seen that kind of violence that has ravaged the rest of the country. activists yesterday reported dozens of people killed in protest and clashes with government forces all across the country. the peace plan is all...
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but not in damascus. the only suicide attacks in damascus appear to have been the work of jihadi is coming in from outside. in may, for example, two big bombs went off in central damascus and killed a great many people. now, that was thought to have been the work of jihadi s. i do not think the young men working -- fighting in the free syrian army would do this sort of thing and sacrifice their lives. it is one thing to sacrifice your life on the battlefield, and another to blow yourself up in order to kill someone else. that demands a particular friend of mine, i think, which -- the opposition is divided. it is divided in many different ways. those who say we must take up arms and those who say it is a mistake, those who are pleading for foreign intervention and the sick, no, we do not want that. those who are allies to the muslim brothers and those liberals who say, we do not want that sort of regime in syria because syria is a mosaic of communities. 10% christians, top% [unintelligible] 4% or 5% jews,
but not in damascus. the only suicide attacks in damascus appear to have been the work of jihadi is coming in from outside. in may, for example, two big bombs went off in central damascus and killed a great many people. now, that was thought to have been the work of jihadi s. i do not think the young men working -- fighting in the free syrian army would do this sort of thing and sacrifice their lives. it is one thing to sacrifice your life on the battlefield, and another to blow yourself up in...
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brought the fight to damascus, and now brought it to assad's inner circle. defense secretary leon panetta called today's attack a real escalation. >> this is a situation that is rapidly spinning out of control. >> already in rebel help provinces in syria, they're celebrating, hoping today's bombing is a sign that assad's days in power are numbered as u.s. officials renewed their calms for the syrian president to immediately step down. >> nbc's richard engle reporting tonight. and as the syrian regime appoints replacements for it top military leaders who were killed today at a national security meeting, we're getting reports that two more syrian generals have defected and fled to turkey. adding to at least 20 other generals who are already known to have deflected. the u.n. security council was supposed to vote today on whether to impose sanctions on syria, but after this bombing, the u.n. decided to delay voting on that until tomorrow in the hopes, frankly, that the united states can get russia to give up defending the syrian regime as their ally. the u.s. wa
brought the fight to damascus, and now brought it to assad's inner circle. defense secretary leon panetta called today's attack a real escalation. >> this is a situation that is rapidly spinning out of control. >> already in rebel help provinces in syria, they're celebrating, hoping today's bombing is a sign that assad's days in power are numbered as u.s. officials renewed their calms for the syrian president to immediately step down. >> nbc's richard engle reporting tonight....
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>> damascus is a bubble now. the cities are still in assad's hand. particularly damascus, the state of power. but the countryside is not. and the spaces in between syrian army check points are not in government hands. the ship is going down in ae capital and on the bridge they are still celebrating and having lavish parties. >> it's nice to have you here. thank you. >> thanks. >> we'll be watching your reports tonight on nbc nightly news and "rock center." >>> when we return, let me finish with why it took so long to finally catch jerry sandusky once and for all. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. want my recipe for healthier hair color? natural instincts! formulated with aloe, vitamin and antioxidants natural instincts has a system that's a healthier way to radiant color. indulge... with natural instincts. less guilt, more gorgeous. [ engine revving ] ♪ hey, hey, hey ♪ [ tires screech ] [ male announcer ] with fuel economy that's best in class and better acceleration than camry and accord, you'll wish you had the road to yoursel
>> damascus is a bubble now. the cities are still in assad's hand. particularly damascus, the state of power. but the countryside is not. and the spaces in between syrian army check points are not in government hands. the ship is going down in ae capital and on the bridge they are still celebrating and having lavish parties. >> it's nice to have you here. thank you. >> thanks. >> we'll be watching your reports tonight on nbc nightly news and "rock center."...
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this purports to show a helicopter flying over the damascus suburb. it was purportedly taken earlier today. in it the person on the tape is saying that this is a helicopter firing on the residents of this town, which is in a suburb of damascus. that's very disturbing. we've also heard reports of a car bomb in hama province. and as you mentioned shelling throughout the country. different provinces. the death toll today according to opposition activists up to 35. let's talk for a moment about tremseh. we know earlier the u.n. observer mission suspended in syria on june 15th, they actually made it to the town. but the last we heard was that the residents of the town did not want them coming in if they were going to be accompanied by syrian regime forces. the syrian regime forces are saying they have to accompany the u.n. observers into that town to defend the delegation. but the residents of that town according to the activist we're speaking with are saying they're not going to let those observers in to investigate unless they are not accompanied by the
this purports to show a helicopter flying over the damascus suburb. it was purportedly taken earlier today. in it the person on the tape is saying that this is a helicopter firing on the residents of this town, which is in a suburb of damascus. that's very disturbing. we've also heard reports of a car bomb in hama province. and as you mentioned shelling throughout the country. different provinces. the death toll today according to opposition activists up to 35. let's talk for a moment about...
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with violence even spreading to damascus, officials suggest asad could have taken the risk of moving the weapons to put them in a safer police but another theory, assad knows u.s. satellites watch those sites and his communications are intercepted. is he just taunting the west to show he can freely move his deadly weapons around? >> i am far more concerned about loss of control over the weapons and what happens when the chaos that seems to be infecting the larger society might touch upon some of the weapons stock piled. >> would the syrian leader really use the weapons? in 1988 in iraq saddam hussein did. thousands of kurds died and that led to years of doubts about whether iraq maintained a stock pile. this time it is different. >> they're there. it is not lying iraq where you have to guess at it. we know where they are. >> if assad were to use those chemical weapons, the u.s. believes that also would be a red line for russia and chien can athat they would withdraw their support for the syrian regime and it could open the door to military intervention. barbara starr, cnn, the pentag
with violence even spreading to damascus, officials suggest asad could have taken the risk of moving the weapons to put them in a safer police but another theory, assad knows u.s. satellites watch those sites and his communications are intercepted. is he just taunting the west to show he can freely move his deadly weapons around? >> i am far more concerned about loss of control over the weapons and what happens when the chaos that seems to be infecting the larger society might touch upon...
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we are hearing disturbing accounts from the damascus countryside. a suburb and there had been helicopters firing on that town. there was a video we can't authenticate. very disturbing reports out of syria today. just to tell you about more of the fallout from the massacre, we are seeing more videos emerge from there. one of the videos showing u.n. vehicles in that town. this is interesting. the u.n. observer mission in syria has not commented on this, yesterday, they wanted to get to the town to investigate further. they said they couldn't because the violence hadn't ceased. we are trying to figure out if they are in the town and why the vehicles were there. >> the opposition is angry with kofi annan. they want him out and out of the negotiations. why is that? >> they are furious with him. we heard reports of so many demonstrations and amateur videos throughout different towns and provinces in syria. people marching not just in solidarity, but also to express their anger at kofi annan. they were calling for the removal of him to the envoy of syria.
we are hearing disturbing accounts from the damascus countryside. a suburb and there had been helicopters firing on that town. there was a video we can't authenticate. very disturbing reports out of syria today. just to tell you about more of the fallout from the massacre, we are seeing more videos emerge from there. one of the videos showing u.n. vehicles in that town. this is interesting. the u.n. observer mission in syria has not commented on this, yesterday, they wanted to get to the town...
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. >>> reports out of damascus call it the heaviest fighting yet. it's potentially ominous sign for the regime of assad. reports site clashes in several areas including the large neighborhoods. rebels blasted a car that was believed to be carrying members of government malitia. their claims that all was calm seemed at odds with gunfire. ivan watson continues to follow the fighting in syria. let me ask you this, how noteworthy is it that the fighting has spiked inside syria's capitol city? >> reporter: the fighting is creeping closer and closer to damascus. for the last two days we have been hearing reports of pitched battle skirmishes taking place. reports that syrian security forces have been rushing scrambling to face the rebels riding in the back of pickup trucks. in some cases in buses or moving armored personnel carriers. a definite sign that the authority, the control that the syrian regime enjoyed for quite some time is really being challenged now. we've been seeing remarkable videos filmed by opposition activists and rebel camera men showing
. >>> reports out of damascus call it the heaviest fighting yet. it's potentially ominous sign for the regime of assad. reports site clashes in several areas including the large neighborhoods. rebels blasted a car that was believed to be carrying members of government malitia. their claims that all was calm seemed at odds with gunfire. ivan watson continues to follow the fighting in syria. let me ask you this, how noteworthy is it that the fighting has spiked inside syria's capitol...
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who is making the decisions in damascus right now? >> translator: the regime in syria is a totalitarian regime and dictatorship. there's only one person who gives orders, that person is the president. >> reporter: in his first interview with the u.s. news organization since his defection, fares rejected syrian government claims that the syrian rebels are al qaeda terrorists. instead, he accuses the assad regime of cooperating with al qaeda ever since the u.s. invasion of iraq in 2000 3 by paving the way by al qaeda militants to transit syria to attack targets in neighboring iraq. >> translator: al assad and his security forces are directly responsible for the killings of thousands and thousands of iraqis and coalition forces. because he gave al qaeda everything it needed. he trained them and gave them shelter. >> reporter: fares point advertise controversial cross border u.s. military raid in 2008 against the syrian town. fares claims the american target was an al qaeda camp run by the brother in law of the syrian president. you saw w
who is making the decisions in damascus right now? >> translator: the regime in syria is a totalitarian regime and dictatorship. there's only one person who gives orders, that person is the president. >> reporter: in his first interview with the u.s. news organization since his defection, fares rejected syrian government claims that the syrian rebels are al qaeda terrorists. instead, he accuses the assad regime of cooperating with al qaeda ever since the u.s. invasion of iraq in...
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in syria the president declaring victory against the rebels in an important city the capital damascus. made the announcement 17 months after all of the bloodshed happened across the country. the regime still trying to regain the footing in a rebel strong hold. showing what we are told are rebels creating a tank on government. we cannot independently verify the video. a reminder of u.s. involvement. our government providing 64 million in humanitarian aid to people caught in the cross fire. authorizing $15 million in none lethal aid to the opposition. leon pineda arriving to the country where the air of spring arrived as you may recall. we will travel oh israel egypt and jordan with hopes of reinforcing a assistance that he must step down as the leader. peter doocy following all of this. >> the syrian opposition is being told by the administration not to totally gut his regime. "washington post" details the add membershipstration's destructi instructions are laid out by an unnamed u.s. official who says you can't have complete institution because those institutions will be needed in a p
in syria the president declaring victory against the rebels in an important city the capital damascus. made the announcement 17 months after all of the bloodshed happened across the country. the regime still trying to regain the footing in a rebel strong hold. showing what we are told are rebels creating a tank on government. we cannot independently verify the video. a reminder of u.s. involvement. our government providing 64 million in humanitarian aid to people caught in the cross fire....
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he recently returned from a city that sits between damascus and aleppo. he talked with diana magnat talked with him about what he found there. >> reporter: it was once a town of 55,000. now just a few thousand are left. cooped up in cellars or wherever they can find shelter from the mortars and the helicopter gun ships and deadly missiles. >> we asked people why they not at least moved into another area. because their part of town was hit more frequently than others. they insisted on the safety of their houses. there was no logic in this answer but a lot of people were so much eaten up by fear that no purely rationale decision seems to be possible anymore. >> reporter: supplies are scarce. this food must feed two families. medicine almost impossible to get hold of. >> translator: my son is sick but all i can do is use a wet towel to lower his fever. >> reporter: and each day, the bombs claim more lives. there is only one small makeshift hospital here. deep in a basement. moments after the shelling, its corridors fill with screams. an endless nightmare for
he recently returned from a city that sits between damascus and aleppo. he talked with diana magnat talked with him about what he found there. >> reporter: it was once a town of 55,000. now just a few thousand are left. cooped up in cellars or wherever they can find shelter from the mortars and the helicopter gun ships and deadly missiles. >> we asked people why they not at least moved into another area. because their part of town was hit more frequently than others. they insisted...
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i've interviewed this man's brother, who was a powerful and wealthy businessman in damascus. and manaf tlass was the military side of the family, of the younger generation, from the same generation, wolf, as bashar al assad. so they likely grew up together. and at the very least, it is a powerful psychological blow and a sign that the inner circle of the syrian regime, which has maintained incredible discipline for 16 deadly months, at least has one very noticeable crack now. >> because what i'm hearing, what i'm hearing, ivan, is that there are a lot of efforts, not just by sources in the west, but also in the region, in the middle east, arab countries that are using whatever they can, money, covert operations, to encourage high-ranking generals in the syrian military to defect, to break with president bashar al assad, and they're warning them, the international community is, if you don't, you could be tried for war crimes brought before the international criminal court. you could be killed yourself. and that effort, that covert effort, if you will, seems to be working to a
i've interviewed this man's brother, who was a powerful and wealthy businessman in damascus. and manaf tlass was the military side of the family, of the younger generation, from the same generation, wolf, as bashar al assad. so they likely grew up together. and at the very least, it is a powerful psychological blow and a sign that the inner circle of the syrian regime, which has maintained incredible discipline for 16 deadly months, at least has one very noticeable crack now. >> because...
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to hold certain parts of cities and he's been very brutal upholding them and there's now fighting in damascus. but once you lose the people and all of the countryside, and the villages, it's a matter of time. but it could be a long time. his weapons are still more impressive and the rebels don't have a lot of weapons. it could be a situation where it's slow, slow, slow, slow, very quick, but we're different phase of the moon than we were. >> richard engle, it's good to see you in this time zone. incredible reporting. i know you'll going to do more on nightly and more on rock center. >> coming up tonight on the interview, we have an exclusive about cheating or what looks like cheating in mitt romney's home state. the republican party doing something really sketchy to try to avoid a big public embarrassment for mr. romney. the wronged party is here tonight for the interview. this should be very interesting. >>> when you lose an election, you're supposed to do this. >> for me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end. for all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the ca
to hold certain parts of cities and he's been very brutal upholding them and there's now fighting in damascus. but once you lose the people and all of the countryside, and the villages, it's a matter of time. but it could be a long time. his weapons are still more impressive and the rebels don't have a lot of weapons. it could be a situation where it's slow, slow, slow, slow, very quick, but we're different phase of the moon than we were. >> richard engle, it's good to see you in this...
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the red cross reports it's moving all of its foreign from damascus into lebanon. the parents of george zimmerman the central florida neighborhood watchman who admits to shooting and killing the unarmed teenager trayvon martin now have their own web site. they are using it to ask for money and to defend their son. george zimmerman already has a web site which appeals for donations to help pay his legal fees and more. at their site, his parents ask for depositions to help with their, quote, greatly increased living expenses. the family put a statement on the site defending their son against accusations of racism. zimmerman's parents say people have threatened their lives. a statement on the site reads, quote: one in particular was alarming because it threatened to it kill anyone with george's d.n.a. it was not mailed but was left at our front door. these threats were in addition to the constant media calls and visits. it was time to go. phil keating with the news live in our south florida newsroom. so, phil, where are george zimmerman's parents? >> currently endurin
the red cross reports it's moving all of its foreign from damascus into lebanon. the parents of george zimmerman the central florida neighborhood watchman who admits to shooting and killing the unarmed teenager trayvon martin now have their own web site. they are using it to ask for money and to defend their son. george zimmerman already has a web site which appeals for donations to help pay his legal fees and more. at their site, his parents ask for depositions to help with their, quote,...
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there's now fighting in damascus because the fighting is getting closer to him. once you lose the people and all the countryside and the vils, it's a matter of time but it could be a long time. his wraeps still more impressive and the rebels don't have a lot of weapons. so it could be one of these situations where it's slow, slow, very quick but we're in a different phase of the moon than we were. >> it is good to seep new this time zone. this incredible reporting. you'll be doing more on nightly and more on rock center. >>> we've got an exclusive about cheating or at least what looks like cheating. the republican party doing something sketchy to try to avoid a big embarrassment for mr. romney. the wronged party is here tonight for the interview. this should be very interesting. [ female announcer ] with swiffer wetjet, cleaning better, doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm going to... drink this... on the porch! ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] mops can be a hassle, but swiffer wetjet's spray cleaner and absorbent pads can clean
there's now fighting in damascus because the fighting is getting closer to him. once you lose the people and all the countryside and the vils, it's a matter of time but it could be a long time. his wraeps still more impressive and the rebels don't have a lot of weapons. so it could be one of these situations where it's slow, slow, very quick but we're in a different phase of the moon than we were. >> it is good to seep new this time zone. this incredible reporting. you'll be doing more on...
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well, in syria, the president declaring victory against the rebels in an important city, the capital, damascus. and assad making the announcement 17 months after the bloodshed happened across this country. meanwhile, the assad regime still trying to regain footing in the major rebel strong hold. new amateur video coming out of fox news, showing what we're told is a rebel parading a tank from government forces. of course, we cannot independently verify this video. and the u.s. involvement in the the conflict. providing nearly 64 million dollar to humanitarian aid to those cut in the cross fire and 15 million dollars in nonlethal aid to the opposition. and defense secretary panetta arriving where the arab spring began last year and travel to egypt, israel and jordan and hopefully a national consensus that assad must step down as syria's leader. our peter doocy with more from washington. >> reporter: the thieree syria opposition is being told not the to gut the regime when it falls from power, and today's washington post, details are laid out from an unnamed official, you cannot have a complete d
well, in syria, the president declaring victory against the rebels in an important city, the capital, damascus. and assad making the announcement 17 months after the bloodshed happened across this country. meanwhile, the assad regime still trying to regain footing in the major rebel strong hold. new amateur video coming out of fox news, showing what we're told is a rebel parading a tank from government forces. of course, we cannot independently verify this video. and the u.s. involvement in the...
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. >>> shells and gunfire tearing through damascus once again today. as many as 200 people have been killed in the last 24 hours. all retaliation for bombing targeted president assad's top military leaders. >>> meanwhile, a battle of international diplomacy. russia and china today vetoed a resolution that would have imposed sanctions against the regime. this marks the third time in nine months two countries have blocked sanctions. we'll put it through the cycle right now. so this is, it's an interesting situation to me because you have just, you know, clear sort of appalling behavior on the part of the syria. the whole world can see it, the whole world knows about it. we know russia and china are using power. i guess the thing that interests me is why russia in particular would do this. the theory i can come up with is syria to me seems like it's russia's last hold in the middle east. a lot of influence there. if this government falls, russia has no more influence, it's the united states and the eu and that's pretty much it. >> the last russian naval b
. >>> shells and gunfire tearing through damascus once again today. as many as 200 people have been killed in the last 24 hours. all retaliation for bombing targeted president assad's top military leaders. >>> meanwhile, a battle of international diplomacy. russia and china today vetoed a resolution that would have imposed sanctions against the regime. this marks the third time in nine months two countries have blocked sanctions. we'll put it through the cycle right now. so...
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there are reports of clashes in damascus. activists posted videos that appears to show vehicles burning there. the syrian government moved tanks on to the streets of the capital. all this comes as the red cross declares syria in a state of civil war. >>> in the u.s., the national climatic data center says the drought gripping more than half of the country is now the largest since the '50s. the southern and central rockies along with much of the plain states in the ohio valley are seeing the worst of that drought. in canada, the problem is too much water. authorities believe a backed up creek in british columbia caused this mudslide. take a look. it sent a wall of debris and water just flowing. no reports, though, anderson, of any injuries. >> that's really good news. susan, thanks. >>> a desperate search going on in iowa for days now. two young cousins disappeared while out on a bike ride. nearly 1,000 volunteers helped look for clues over the weekend. we're going to hear from mother of one of the missing girls next on "360."
there are reports of clashes in damascus. activists posted videos that appears to show vehicles burning there. the syrian government moved tanks on to the streets of the capital. all this comes as the red cross declares syria in a state of civil war. >>> in the u.s., the national climatic data center says the drought gripping more than half of the country is now the largest since the '50s. the southern and central rockies along with much of the plain states in the ohio valley are...
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> opposition fighters are clashing with syrian government forces for a second day in the capital of damascus. this is some of the heaviest fighting since the uprising against president bashar al assad's regime began in march of last year. u.n. special envoy kofi annan is headed to moscow to discuss the crisis with russian leaders. >>> oh, boy. the days of tax free shopping on the internet could be coming to an end. mandy drury is here with what's moving your money. online giant amazon is at the center. >> it's got a really political angle to this as well, chris. conservative governors have been joining their democratic counterparts to make deals with amazon.com to collect state sales tax. now, this is all really picked up steam since new jersey governor chris christie recently reached an agreement under which amazon would collect sales taxes on his state's online purchases in exchange for located distribution facilities there. nice little deal. let's remember the bottom line here, the online sales tax really does help state budgets in crisis, and in one number pegs potential state revenue he
> opposition fighters are clashing with syrian government forces for a second day in the capital of damascus. this is some of the heaviest fighting since the uprising against president bashar al assad's regime began in march of last year. u.n. special envoy kofi annan is headed to moscow to discuss the crisis with russian leaders. >>> oh, boy. the days of tax free shopping on the internet could be coming to an end. mandy drury is here with what's moving your money. online giant...